Notice and Note Fiction Signposts

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What are the clues in the text that you are seeing a Words of the Wiser?

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A wiser, often older, character offers a life lesson, usually in a quiet moment

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What are the clues in the text that you are seeing a Memory Moment?

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"I suddenly remember..." or "I remember..." or a character starts thinking back

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What are the clues in the text that you are seeing an Again and Again?

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A repeated image, phrase or reference

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What are the clues in the text that you are seeing a Tough Question?

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Character asks self or another character a hard question

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What are the clues in the text that you are seeing a Aha! Moment?

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Characters say, "I realized... " or "Suddenly I knew..." or "Now I know why.."

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What are the clues in the text that you are seeing a Contrast and Contradiction?

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Author shows feelings or actions the reader hasn't seen before or doesn't expect

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What important question should you ask yourself when you notice a Memory Moment?

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Why might this memory be important?

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What important question should you ask yourself when you notice an Again and Again?

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Why does this keep happening again and again?

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What important question should you ask yourself when you notice a Words of the Wiser?

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What is the life lesson AND how might it affect the character?

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What important question should you ask yourself when you notice a Contrast and Contradiction?

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Why is the character doing that or acting this way?